2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the first release by Andy Murkin on the
Fortspring label, From Aardvark to Zebra (2002 FORT 01). To mark the occasion,
Fortspring is releasing this collection of selected tracks under the title
DECADE.

4 CDs may seem excessive, but since 2002 there have been no fewer than 17
regular albums released (up to and including Holiday on Devil's Island); and
since a number of them were doubles, even triples, this represents a total of
27 CDs - over 24 hours of music - not including the original material, re-edits
and remixes which appear in various parts of the 18 albums (up to and including
Protosynthesis [2012 FORG 18]) in the GENRE series.

It would be inaccurate to describe these as 'Greatest Hits', as none of them
has been a hit in the usual sense. In fact, none of them has been a hit in any
sense at all - and instead they have been chosen as accurately reflecting the
distinctive mood and style of the album from which they are taken. Each of the
17 regular albums is represented by at least one track, and the 4 CDs as a
whole illustrate the variety and development of the Andy Murkin style over the
period.